Magnetospheres in the solar system

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    • Maggiolo, Romain
    • André, Nicolas
    • Hasegawa, Hiroshi
    • Welling, Daniel T.
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Magnetospheres in the solar system

Romain Maggiolo, Nicolas André, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Daniel T. Welling, editors

(Geophysical monograph, 259)(Space physics and aeronomy collection, v. 2)

Wiley-American Geophysical Union, [2021]

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Summary: "This book provides an overview of the magnetospheres in the solar system, from the small induced magnetospheres that form around unmagnetized bodies to the large magnetospheres of the giant planets. Magnetospheres are highly complex, structured and time-dependent systems constantly interacting with the solar wind and the components of the planetary systems like their ionosphere, atmosphere, surface, rings and moons. Each magnetosphere is unique and contains various intertwining sub-regions, particle populations and plasma processes. This explains the scientific interest of magnetospheric physics: magnetospheres are accessible natural laboratories for studying fundamental physical processes of universal application. Moreover, the Earth's magnetosphere is a key component of our near-space environment on which our modern societies are increasingly dependent. The book is divided in eleven sections that cover the current state of our understanding as well as future directions for scientists. Section I st

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An overview of current knowledge and future research directions in magnetospheric physics In the six decades since the term 'magnetosphere' was first introduced, much has been theorized and discovered about the magnetized space surrounding each of the bodies in our solar system. Each magnetosphere is unique yet behaves according to universal physical processes. Magnetospheres in the Solar System brings together contributions from experimentalists, theoreticians, and numerical modelers to present an overview of diverse magnetospheres, from the mini-magnetospheres of Mercury to the giant planetary magnetospheres of Jupiter and Saturn. Volume highlights include: Concise history of magnetospheres, basic principles, and equations Overview of the fundamental processes that govern magnetospheric physics Tools and techniques used to investigate magnetospheric processes Special focus on Earth's magnetosphere and its dynamics Coverage of planetary magnetic fields and magnetospheres throughout the solar system Identification of future research directions in magnetospheric physics The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals. Find out more about the Space Physics and Aeronomy collection in this Q&A with the Editors in Chief

Table of Contents

List of Contributors ix Preface xvi Part I: The Earth Magnetosphere 1 1 A Brief History of the Magnetosphere 3 David J. Southwood 2 Large-Scale Structure and Dynamics of the Magnetosphere 15 David G. Sibeck and Kyle R. Murphy 3 The Equations of the Magnetosphere 37 Herbert Gunell Part II: Fundamental Processes 47 4 Magnetic Reconnection in the Near-Earth Magnetotail 49 Tsugunobu Nagai 5 Turbulence and Complexity of Magnetospheric Plasmas 67 Marius Echim, Tom Chang, Peter Kovacs, Anna Wawrzaszek, Emiliya Yordanova, Yasuhito Narita, Zoltan Voeroes, Roberto Bruno, Wieslaw Macek, Kalevi Mursula, and Giuseppe Consolini 6 Wave--Particle Interactions in the Earths Magnetosphere 93 Richard M. Thorne, Jacob Bortnik, Wen Li, and Qianli Ma 7 Cross-Scale Energy Transport in Space Plasmas: Applications to the Magnetopause Boundary 109 Katariina Nykyri, Xuanye Ma, and Jay Johnson Part III: Solar Wind--Magnetosphere Coupling 123 8 Solar Wind Interaction with Earths Bow Shock 125 Georges. K. Parks, Ensang Lee, Zhongwei W. Yang, Naiguo Lin, Suiyan Y. Fu, and Ying Liu 9 The Magnetosheath 137 Yasuhito Narita, Ferdinand Plaschke, and Zoltan Voeroes 10 Dayside Magnetopause Processes 153 Stephen A. Fuselier 11 The Polar Cusps of the Earths Magnetosphere 163 Benoit Lavraud and Karlheinz J. Trattner 12 The Earths Low-Latitude Boundary Layer 177 Takuma K. M. Nakamura Part IV: Magnetosphere--Ionosphere Coupling 193 13 Field-Aligned Currents in the Magnetosphere--Ionosphere 195 Hermann Luhr and Guram Kervalishvili 14 Ionospheric Ion Acceleration and Transport 207 Andrew W. Yau, Takumi Abe, Mats Andre, Andrew D. Howarth, and William K. Peterson 15 Cold Ionospheric Ions in the Magnetosphere 219 Mats Andre, Sergio Toledo-Redondo, and Andrew W. Yau 16 Magnetosphere--Ionosphere Coupling of Precipitating Electrons and Ionospheric Conductance 229 George V. Khazanov, David G. Sibeck, and Mike Chu Part V: The Dynamic Magnetosphere 243 17 Magnetotail Processes 245 Joachim Birn, Andrei Runov, and Yuri Khotyaintsev 18 The Active Magnetosphere: Substorms and Storms 277 Yukitoshi Nishimura and Larry R. Lyons 19 The Northward IMF Magnetosphere 293 Robert C. Fear 20 A Brief Review of the Ring Current and Outstanding Problems 311 Raluca Ilie, Muhammad Fraz Bashir, and Elena A. Kronberg 21 Source, Loss, and Transport of Energetic Particles Deep Inside Earths Magnetosphere (L <4) 323 Xinlin Li, Richard S. Selesnick, Hong Zhao, Daniel N. Baker, J. Bernard Blake, and Michael A. Temerin 22 The Plasmasphere: Its Interactions and Dynamics 335 Fabien Darrouzet, Dennis L. Gallagher, and Johan De Keyser 23 Impact of Ionospheric Ions on Magnetospheric Dynamics 353 Elina A. Kronberg, Elena E. Grigorenko, Raluca Ilie, Lynn Kistler, and Dan Welling Part VI: Planetary Magnetic Fields 365 24 Planetary Magnetic Fields 367 Karl-Heinz Glassmeier and Daniel Heyner Part VII: Induced Magnetospheres 391 25 Induced Magnetospheres: Mars 393 Jasper S. Halekas, Janet G. Luhmann, Eduard Dubinin, and Yingjuan Ma 26 Induced Magnetospheres: Titan 407 Cesar Bertucci 27 Birth of a Magnetosphere 427 Hans Nilsson, Etienne Behar, James L. Burch, Christopher M. Carr, Anders I. Eriksson, Karl-Heinz Glassmeier, Pierre Henri, Marina Galand, Charlotte Goetz, Herbert Gunell, and Tomas Karlsson 28 Induced Magnetospheres: Atmospheric Escape 441 David A. Brain Part VIII: Giant Planet Magnetospheres 453 29 The Magnetodisk Regions of Jupiter and Saturn 455 Nicholas Achilleos, Patick Guio, Flavien Hardy, Chris Paranicas, and Arianna M. Sorba 30 Fast Rotating Magnetospheres: Jupiter and Saturn Plasma Sources, Loss and Transport 471 Abigail M. Rymer 31 Gas Giant Magnetosphere--Ionosphere--Thermosphere Coupling 485 Licia C. Ray and Japheth N. Yates 32 The Radiation Belts of Jupiter and Saturn 499 Elias Roussos and Peter Kollmann 33 Asymmetrical Magnetospheres: Uranus and Neptune 515 Christopher S. Arridge and Carol Paty Part IX: Mini-magnetospheres and Moon--Magnetosphere Interactions 535 34 A Dungey Cycle in the Life of Mercurys Magnetosphere 537 James A. Slavin, Suzanne M. Imber, and Jim M. Raines 35 The Magnetosphere of Ganymede 557 Xianzhe Jia and Margaret G. Kivelson 36 Overview of Moon--Magnetosphere Interactions 575 Joachim Saur Part X: Investigating Magnetospheric Processes 595 37 Global Simulations 597 Joachim Raeder, Kai Germaschewski, William D. Cramer, and John Lyon 38 Kinetic Modeling in the Magnetosphere 607 Stefano Markidis, Vyacheslav Olshevsky, Gabor Toth, Yuxi Chen, Ivy Bo Peng, Giovanni Lapenta, and Tamas Gombosi 39 Data-Based Modeling of the Earth's Magnetic Field 617 Nikolai Tsyganenko, Varvara Andreeva, Marina Kubyshkina, Mikhail Sitnov, and Grant Stephens 40 Multispacecraft Measurements In The Magnetosphere 637 Malcolm W. Dunlop, TieYan Wang, XiangCheng Dong, Stein Haarland, QuanQi Shi, HuiShan Fu, Johan De Keyser, Chao Shen, ZhaoJin Rong, Christophe Phillippe Escoubet, ZuYin Pu, and Jonathan Eastwood 41 Exploring Small Scales with MMS 657 James L. Burch and Kyoung-Joo Hwang 42 Global Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA) Imaging of Magnetospheres 673 Pontus C. Brandt 43 Laboratory Experiments: Putting Space into the Lab 699 Mark Koepke Part XI: Future Directions 715 44 Challenges in Modeling the Outer Magnetosphere 717 Gabor Toth, Yuxi Chen, Zhenguang Huang, and Bart van der Holst 45 Does a Magnetosphere Protect the Ionosphere? 729 Romain Maggiolo and Herbert Gunell 46 Some Unsolved Problems of Magnetospheric Physics 743 Michael H. Denton 47 Instigators of Future Change in Magnetospheric Research 753 Michael W. Liemohn, Amy M. Keesee, L. Kepko, and Mark B. Moldwin Index 765

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